From the number one bestselling author of Cause of Death, a knowing and wry novel of big-city police,big-city crime, and the ironic intersections of everyday lives.
It's a city of ambition and pride, a city long ago dubbed" the hornet's nest of America." A swarming symbol dominates the badge of the police department that protects it-the image of a darting,restless fighter: the whirling dervish of a hornet.Like the violence that swirls around Charlotte during a long,hot summer, the hornet traces a dark,angry path,touching down unexpectedly,bringing stings of surprise wherever it lands.
Patricia Cornwall's brilliant new novel carries it's own surprises. The creator of Kay Scarpetta, the most fascinating character in contemporary crime fiction, now cunningly reveals the heart and soul of a metropolitan police department. With Charlotte as her simmering background, she propels us into the core of the force through the lives of a dynamic trio of heroes:Police Chief Judy Hammer,the professionally strong yet personally troubled guardian of Charlotte's law and order;her deputy chief,Virginia West,a genuine head-turner who is married to her job;and Andy Brazil, an ambitious young reporter of The Charlotte Observer and an eager-sometimes too eager-voulunteer cop. To walk the beat with Hammer,West and Brazil is to learn the inner secrets of police work-the tension and the tedium, the hilarity and the heartbreak, the unexpected pump of adrenaline and the rush of courage that can lead to heroics....or death.
Like no one else before, Patricia Cornwell strips away the facade of the badge to lay bare the lives and motives of ordinary mortals in extraordinary circumstances.Hornet's Nest is a real as tonight's police blotter and as page-turning as Cornwell can be.
It's a city of ambition and pride, a city long ago dubbed" the hornet's nest of America." A swarming symbol dominates the badge of the police department that protects it-the image of a darting,restless fighter: the whirling dervish of a hornet.Like the violence that swirls around Charlotte during a long,hot summer, the hornet traces a dark,angry path,touching down unexpectedly,bringing stings of surprise wherever it lands.
Patricia Cornwall's brilliant new novel carries it's own surprises. The creator of Kay Scarpetta, the most fascinating character in contemporary crime fiction, now cunningly reveals the heart and soul of a metropolitan police department. With Charlotte as her simmering background, she propels us into the core of the force through the lives of a dynamic trio of heroes:Police Chief Judy Hammer,the professionally strong yet personally troubled guardian of Charlotte's law and order;her deputy chief,Virginia West,a genuine head-turner who is married to her job;and Andy Brazil, an ambitious young reporter of The Charlotte Observer and an eager-sometimes too eager-voulunteer cop. To walk the beat with Hammer,West and Brazil is to learn the inner secrets of police work-the tension and the tedium, the hilarity and the heartbreak, the unexpected pump of adrenaline and the rush of courage that can lead to heroics....or death.
Like no one else before, Patricia Cornwell strips away the facade of the badge to lay bare the lives and motives of ordinary mortals in extraordinary circumstances.Hornet's Nest is a real as tonight's police blotter and as page-turning as Cornwell can be.
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